Scope and Purpose
The Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (CBSAC) combines the expertise of state representatives and scientists from the Chesapeake Bay region with federal fisheries scientists from the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Northeast and Southeast Fisheries Science Centers. This committee has met each year since 1997 to review the results of annual Chesapeake Bay blue crab surveys and harvest data, and to develop management advice for Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions: the state of Maryland, Commonwealth of Virginia, and the Potomac River Fisheries Commission (PRFC).
Projects and Resources
Charter: Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (Feb 2016)
Charter for the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee. Updated February 2016.
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Cbsac final charter feb 2016 (144.14 KB)
Publications
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CBSAC 2018 Blue Crab Advisory Report
Annual report published by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee on the status of the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay and management advice for Bay jurisdictions.
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Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team Fall 2017 Newsletter
Biannual newsletter of the Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team, which serves as an update on Fisheries GIT accomplishments and activities between biannual meetings.
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Blue Crab Management Outcome: Evaluation of Allocation-based Management Framework
The Blue Crab Management Outcome under the 2014 Chesapeake Watershed Agreement states that in addition to managing for a stable and productive crab fishery, the partnership will evaluate an allocation-based management...